Dish all fixed in place (see other thread). Just managed to make a few comparisons from some of my notes from yesterday. Conditions are bright, bit hazy and no wind. All measured in dB
Today Today Yesterday Yesterday
1.0m CM 1.2m CM 1.0m CM Chris 1979 1.2m
10727 H 27500 7.8 9.0 8.3 9.1
10757 V 27500 7.3 9.5 7.5 9.4
10777 H 27500 7.9 8.8 8.1 9.2
10853 H 27500 8.1 8.9 8.3 9.6
11334 H 27500 no lock 6.2 6.2 6.7
11449 H 27500 no lock 7.0 6.1 6.7
11661 V 27500 no lock 2.8 1.5 2.9
12054 V 27500 no lock 7.1 6.1 6.9
12149 H 27500 no lock 5.5 5.9 5.1
12227 H 27500 no lock 5.7 6.2 5.1
12245 V 27500 8.2 10.6 8.4 10.2
12265 H 27500 8.3 9.4 8.6 9.8
12284 V 27500 5.1 7.0 6.2 7.2
12476 V 27500 8.4 10.4 8.7 4
Obviously conditions are not quite as good as yesterday evening, just shows the benefits of size (ahem ;)) and also the part conditions can play, especially when reception is minimal.
Sorry but I didn't note down the differences between my 1.0m and my 1.2m, but visually there where good gains across the range. Before anyone asks, this is not a definitive test, I just wanted to show the general improvement that can be had when changing to a larger dish.